Feb
16

Jackson family: 'We felt the impact'

Members of Jesse Jackson Jr.'s family said this morning they are struggling in the aftermath of Jackson being charged with misusing...
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Illinois corporate tax credits swelled to $161 million 2011

When lawmakers raised taxes on Illinois residents and businesses, they also increased corporate income tax breaks for a select...
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Feb
15

Passengers describe 'filth,' 'stench' on disabled cruise ship

MOBILE, Ala.— Thousands...
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Facebook's latest revenue trick: Pay to promote friends' posts

Facebook has announced its latest attempt at making money, and this time it involves letting users pay to promote their friends'...
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Feb
14

'Blade Runner' Olympian charged with girlfriend's murder

JOHANNESBURG -- South African "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius, a double amputee who became one of the biggest names in world...
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Irish composer Raymond Deane talks Achill, Alma and ABBA too

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish composer Raymond Deane chafes at what he sees as a lack of recognition in his homeland for classical composers in a country better known for traditional fiddling and rock supergroup U2 than for notes on staves.“Classical music means Mozart and Beethoven and when you say Irish classical music their eyes just widen,” Deane, who recently turned 60, told Reuters over lunch at...
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American, US Airways announce merger

CEOs Doug Parker and Tom Horton speak to the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts about the merger of American Airlines and US Airways in their first network morning interview. ...
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Feb
13

Cubs' plan for more night games could be in trouble

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Downtown condo market seeing rebound

Downtown Chicago's condo market is on the rebound after many moribund years, as sales volume and pricing improve in a market...
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Feb
12

No bail for suspects in Hadiya Pendleton slaying

Two suspects in the slaying of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton were ordered held without bond today.Cook County Judge Israel Desierto ordered that Michael Ward, the alleged...
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Chicago leads nation in gas-price spikes

Drivers in Chicago are seeing a painful rise in gas prices get even worse this month. The average price of regular unleaded...
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Feb
11

Charges in Hadiya Pendleton slaying could come soon: McCarthy

Charges against two people being questioned in the shooting death of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton could come this evening, Chicago...
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Famous film couple back 9 years on in “Before Midnight”

BERLIN (Reuters) – Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy reprise the roles of Jesse and Celine in “Before Midnight”, the third but not necessarily the last movie in their long-running series based on the same characters as they age over time.In this film, set 18 years after “Before Sunrise”, the couple is on holiday in Greece and we learn that they live with their twin daughters in Paris while Jesse’s son has...
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Dozens of airline fees rose, changed in 2012

Airline travel fees — including charges to check a bag and to board early — have become so prevalent that travelers almost need...
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Feb
10

Woman killed when 2 cars collide on Tri-State

Photo: Scene of crash (February 10, 2013) ...
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The fine line between legitimate businesses and pyramid schemes

Controversy is again casting a shadow over the multilevel marketing industry, as nutritional supplement company Herbalife Inc.,...
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